The Media and Foreign Policy

The US has thrived on its vibrant and free press since the Founding Fathers first put the concept into law in the Bill of Rights as an important, independent check on power. Now Foreign policy is tweeted from the White House and “fake news” has entered the zeitgeist, while social media is proving to be a double-edged sword. What’s next for media and the free press?

Featured Guests:

Max Baucus, Former US Senator and Former Ambassador to China

Rodney Benson, Prof. of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University

John O. Brennan,Director, Frm. Central Intelligence Agency

Steve Coll, Dean, Columbia Journalism School

Ari Fleischer, Former White House Press Secretary

Gen. Michael Hayden,Former Director, CIA and NSA

David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post

Amb. James F. Jeffrey, Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey

James Kirchick, Author: The End of Europe, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution